Google beginning installations this week... still extremely jealous even though few if any sites would be able to come even close to delivering the content from their end.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/13/g...e-tv-channels/
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Google beginning installations this week... still extremely jealous even though few if any sites would be able to come even close to delivering the content from their end.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/13/g...e-tv-channels/
This video from a Google presentation says that users can realistically expect 1Gb/s up AND 1Gb/s down. :drool:
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7416248n
Hope they have an extension cord that's as long as a 3-hour trip.
Good god. I MUST find a job in Kansas City. Holy hell.
Coming to Austin, TX?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-575...ing-to-austin/
It's official...Quote:
Originally Posted by CLW
http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/08/g...-austin-texas/
Can we upload the liberal idiots and stupid police chief right out of Austin?
AT&T to offer 1Gbps fiber in Austin, TX
http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/09/a...exas-official/
Amazing. Only after Google announces it's coming to Austin, does AT&T pull 1Gbps fiber out of their ass overnight. Reason #5,640 of why I hate the fucking phone, cable and internet companies. Only until someone else comes along with something better, do they actually fucking upgrade their stuff and offer faster or better options, instead of the price gouging shit they offer now.
Yup. The entire reason why the US has one of the worst internet infrastructures of any country that isn't a fuckin' third world.Quote:
Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes
Yep. I read about these other countries just crawling in fiber internet (Norway), and yet we're stuck with this backwater, third world country shit for internet, cable and (cell) phone infrastructure. What a joke. I hope Google covers this entire country with their fiber and all these other companies go suck a dick and drown.Quote:
Originally Posted by morsdraconis
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Originally Posted by gschwendt
You should hate the U.S. government for allowing them in fact in many cases giving them monopolies in many areas in the country. Competition will always force companies to delivery better products and/or lower prices to compete with each other for the $.Quote:
Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes
hmm...might have to pick this up :nod:
Unrelated, AT&T announces plans for gigabit internet in Provo, UT.Quote:
Originally Posted by CLW
Just kidding... for now.
Alright, Little Rock needs to be next on the list...
They seem to be focusing on what I would consider small market cities so chances of it coming to Houston are probably years away.Quote:
Originally Posted by gschwendt
Come on Charleston, WV!
Charleston is a great town and all, but what better place to do some testing than a college town with students living all over the town and most living off campus. With accessing classes, and online learning and submitting homework not to mention all the surfing they do there would be a lot of traffic to test. Might as well bring it to Central PAQuote:
Originally Posted by morsdraconis
Yeah you're right. Lincoln, NE should be next.Quote:
Originally Posted by psuexv
And here comes the e-penis wars for next city who should be given Google Fiber.
More cities to hate...
http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/19/54...itional-cities
Google just announced that it's invited cities in nine metro areas across the US to explore "what it would take" to bring its Google Fiber gigabit internet service to more locations. "People are hungrier than ever for faster Internet, and as a result, cities across America are making speed a priority," Google says. "We've long believed that the Internet’s next chapter will be built on gigabit speeds, so it’s fantastic to see this momentum." Google says up to 34 cities in all could potentially receive Fiber service. The nine metro areas where those cities are located include:
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•Atlanta, Georgia
•Charlotte, North Carolina
•Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
•Nashville, Tennessee
•Phoenix, Arizona
•Portland, Oregon
•Salt Lake City, Utah
•San Antonio, Texas
•San Jose, California
Google's hometown of Mountain View, California is also holding talks about Fiber. The company plans to provide an update by the end of 2014 on which destinations will officially join the list of Fiber cities. "Between now and then, we’ll work closely with each city’s leaders on a joint planning process that will not only map out a Google Fiber network in detail, but also assess what unique local challenges we might face," Google says. That includes studying topography, housing density, and local infrastructure.
http://cdn2.sbnation.com/assets/4025115/fibercities.png
Potential cities will also be pitching in to help move that effort along, completing "a checklist of items that will help them get ready for a project of this scale and speed." "For example, they’ll provide us with maps of existing conduit, water, gas and electricity lines so that we can plan where to place fiber," Google says. Cities will also attempt to help Google tap into existing infrastructure like utility poles so the company doesn't have to carry out unnecessarily digging or put up new poles where they already exist.
Currently, Google Fiber is only available in three cities: Kansas City, Austin, and Provo. That relatively small footprint caused plenty of skepticism when Comcast cited Google as a legitimate competitor and a reason its merger with Time Warner Cable should be approved. If Google Fiber expands in a significant way, that argument may start to carry some weight. But Google wants to emphasize that nothing is guaranteed at this stage. "While we do want to bring Fiber to every one of these cities, it might not work out for everyone." But even if some deals don't work out, the company says it will share what it learns from going through this process with each city.
When are they going to tackle a big city? These cities are all bullshit.
I stay in Nashville so i take offense To saying all those cities are bullshit :D. I think atlanta would constitute a big city in most peoples eyes. Granted its no new York or anything but you have to crawl before you can walk.Quote:
Originally Posted by steelerfan
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I just want a way to pirate into the pipeline from 3 hours away. :D
Actually, San Antonio, Phoenix and San Jose are all less "bullshit" than Nashville and, surprisingly, Atlanta.Quote:
Originally Posted by oweb26
Top ten cities by population:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_..._by_population
For the 1st time possibly ever I agree with steelerfan. Gee I wonder why? :nod:Quote:
Originally Posted by steelerfan
Well Atlantians can't drive in "severe" weather but they will atleast be able to check the weather forecast about 975+ mbps faster than the majority of us :D
Google Fiber Challenge: AT&T Eyes 100 Cities for Super-Fast Internet
BY KEITH WAGSTAFF
http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-new...nternet-n86091
Well that sucks. We already have U-Verse. Why can't we get some more interspeedz?Quote:
Originally Posted by CLW
Someone pluck that pin on KC and move it to Lincoln.
Google Fiber Gets Snapped Up in Kansas City
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/05/.../?mod=yahoo_hs
GOOGLE FIBER COMING TO 4 MORE US CITIES
http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/01/...more-us-cities
Fuckers.
Yep. The city choices seem to be odd. I suppose it is because these markets are "small" and Google is getting $ support from the local government to setup the wiring or whatever it is they need.Quote:
Originally Posted by JBHuskers
Yeah that means they should come to Lincoln :nod:
Man it takes you Huskers years to approve of a single oil pipeline. Google ain't gonna wait around to find out if Nebraska wants to join the new millennium with high speed internet. :nod:Quote:
Originally Posted by JBHuskers
We're getting gigabit internet, but not until 2019.
http://journalstar.com/business/loca...ntent=headline
Moving to Raleigh has it's benefits... just installed today.
http://beta.speedtest.net/result/6289837414.png
That internet is so fast it was posted here before you finished typing it.
I could download all of the porn on the internet with that. :)